How to Fix Google Play Store Error 491 and 495

Since you have found your way of landing up on this page, there’s a slight probability that you might have faced some trouble while downloading apps on Google Play store. A plethora of applications are stuffed in the Google Play Store, but there are times when we face some interrupting errors while installing our favorite apps. The most common errors faced by users are the Error 491 and 495, hence we have tried to provide you some quick solutions.

What is Google Play Store Error 491 and 495?

Before proceeding further to the solutions, first let’s understand what these errors mean and why they are encountered.

Google Play Error 491:

If you open Google Play Store and get a pop up saying “Google play error 491”, this usually happens when users try to update or download an app or a game.

Googl Play erro 495:

Play Store Error 495 is encountered when an Android user attempts to install any App or Game over Wi-Fi but when the same is downloaded over Mobile Data, the error does not appear and vice versa.

Last but not the least, head on over to the Play store to check that if now it works!

Hope this works, if not then you can try clearing out the cache memory of your device. The error might sometimes be because of your Gmail account having problems syncing with your device so in this case we need to remove and clear all cache and data from the device and reboot the device.

How to Fix Google Play Store Error 495

You will be having a List of Apps on the right side from that find Google Play store App

Click on the “Clear Cache” and “Clear Data” button to get rid of cache memory of your device.

Step 2: Reset App Preferences

Go to Settings and then tap on Apps

Now you can see the list of Apps which are present in your device

Press the Menu key on your android device

This will bring a pop up box with the Reset App Preferences option which should be selected

Then you have to again tap on Reset Apps option

Step 3: Add Gmail Account

Sometimes the linked Gmail account can also be the problem for error 495. To fix this you need to follow the same set of steps which you performed for Google Play store Error 491 (Mentioned in the above section).

Step 4: Enable Location Services

As the location settings, can alter with the play store and restrict some apps from getting downloaded. Enabling the location service might be one helpful trick to fix this error.

This will surely help you in getting rid of the play store error 495. In case you face any trouble then drop your query in the comments section below, so that we can come up with instant solutions to fix it.

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